Dr. Ryan T. Conners, ATC, FACSM

Department Chair & Associate Professor, Kinesiology

Contact

301 Sparkman Drive
Wilson Hall
Room 329E
Huntsville, AL 35899
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256.824.5202
ryan.conners@uah.edu

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D. in Health and Human Performance, Middle Tennessee State University, 2016
  • M.S. in Exercise Science, Middle Tennessee State University, 2010
  • B.S. in Athletic Training, Canisius University, 2008

Honors & Awards

  • The Research or Creative Experience for Undergraduates Program Award, 2023, 2020-2017
  • Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2022
  • 糖心原创出品 of Education Outstanding Faculty Member, 2021
  • NIFISA Seminar Member, 2019
  • Collaborative Learning Fellowship Award, 2017-2019
  • UAH Scholarship Enhancement Travel Award, 2017-2019
  • UAH Distinguished Speaker Series Award, 2017-2019
  • Scholar鈥檚 Day Graduate Poster Presentation 1st place, 2013
  • Pinnacle Honor Society Induction, MTSU, 2012
  • Graduate Research Consortium Finalist for AAHPERD National Conference, 2012

Affiliations

  • American College of Sports Medicine, National Chapter
  • American College of Sports Medicine, Southeast Region
  • National Athletic Trainers Association
  • American Diabetes Association
  • Society for Health and Physical Education
  • Alabama State Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
  • National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education
  • United States Center for Coaching Excellence

Research Funding

  • Conners, R. T. & Smith, L. (Present - 2021). Bingocize- An evidence-based health promotion program to improve quality of life of Alabama certified nursing facility residents, Alabama Department of Health, $22,983
  • Conners, R. T., Whitehead, P., Hollingsworth, A., & Kyle, D. (2018). Impact of underwater treadmill training on fatigue, quality of Life, and health-related fitness in adults with multiple sclerosis, Individual Investigator Distinguished Research Award, $50,000
  • Kyle, D. & Conners, R. T. (2018). Validation of Polar Team Monitoring Heart Rate Shirts, I am an Athlete, $500
  • Kang, C., Landrum, D., Mathis, S., & Conners, R. T. (2018). From aeronautics to biomechanics: Enhancing and broadening the research capabilities of the ATOM lab, Research Infrastructure Fund Grant, $15,575
  • Mathis, S., Conners, R. T., O鈥橩eefe, L., & MacGregor, G. (2017). Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry: Investigation of bone health, Research Infrastructure Fund Internal Grant, $95,000
  • Mathis, S., Vazquez, A, & Conners, R. T. (2017). Feasibility of underwater treadmill training to improve mobility and disability in unilateral, transtibial amputees, Orthotic and Prosthetic Education and Research Foundation Grant, $24,992
  • Mathis, S., Conners, R. T., Kang, C., & Landrum, B. (2017). Improving outcomes in amputees: Feasibility of underwater treadmill training and definition of lower limb kinematics, Cross College Faculty Research Program Internal Grant, $5,000
  • Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, MTSU, Role: Principal Investigator and Graduate Student Recruiter, Description: Travel grant for the Southeast American College of Sports Medicine regional (SEACSM) conference, Indianapolis, IN, $1,594
  • Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, MTSU, Role: Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, Description: Travel grant for the National American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) conference, Indianapolis, IN, $1,655
  • Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, MTSU, Role: Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, Description: Travel grant for the American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia, PA, $550

Recent Publications

  • Conners, R. T., Lund, B., Cochrum, R., & Acebes-Sanchez, J. (2023).

  • Coons, J. M., Grubbs, B., Barry, V. W., Conners, R. T., & Stevens, S. (2023).

  • Conners, R. T., Whitehead, P. N., Skarp, T., Waller, Richard, M., Bain, C., Monks, M., & Faghy, M. (2022).

  • Bajenski, C. E., Brandon, B. R., Curry, C. A., Fajardo, L., & Conners, R. T. (2022).

  • Conners, R. T., Bates, L., Lassalle, P., Zieff, G., Whitehead, P., Stevens, S., Killen, L., Cochrum, R., Rodebaugh, K., Faghy, M., & Stoner, L. (2021).

  • McIntosh, M., Cochrum, R., Conners, R. T., Moreno, V., Smith, J., Black, M., & Heimdal, J. (2022). 

  • Bates, L., Conners, R. T., Zieff, G., Adams, N., Stevens, S., Faghy, M., Arena, R., Vermeesch, A., Joseph, R., Keith, N., & Stoner, L. (2021).

  • Stoner, L., Faghy, M., & Conners, R. T. (2021).

  • Conners, R. T., Rodebaugh, K. L., Cochrum, R., & Cundari, G. (2021).

  • Conners, R. T., Elliott, J. M., Kyle, D. L., Solomon, S., & Whitehead, P. N. (2020).